Distribution of congenital anomalies in a neonatal intensive care unit in Turkey

Dursun A., Zenciroglu A., Hakan N., Karadag N., Karagol B. S., Aydin B., ...More

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.27, no.10, pp.1069-1074, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2013.847420
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1069-1074
  • Keywords: Congenital abnormalities, congenital anomalies, congenital malformation, newborn, INFANT-MORTALITY, MALFORMATIONS, PREVALENCE, NIGERIA
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Congenital anomalies are one of the important reasons of mortality and morbidity in newborns. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence, distribution and the mortality of the congenital anomalies in a single neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from Turkey.